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Information: Cathedrals in France using the architecture of the pointed arch, ribbed vault and flying buttress.
France Sites:
Great Gothic Cathedrals of France Great Gothic Cathedrals of France: An online sample of Stan Parry's guidebook. Photographs, excerpts, driving and rail directions. (France) http://www.frenchgothic.com
Cathedral of Laon Cathedral of Laon: Expandable images of this Gothic cathedral built ca.1157-1205, with a brief quotation from Nikolaus Pevsner. (France) http://www.orgel.com/laon.html
Bourges Cathedral Bourges Cathedral: A lively, illustrated introduction to the Gothic Cathedral of St Etienne, begun at the end of the 12th century, from the official Bourges local authority site. (France) http://www.bourges.fr/anglais/heritage/html/cathedr.htm
Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame de Paris: An exploration from Earthlore: timeline, history and photographs of this Gothic masterpiece. (France) http://elore.com/Gothic/History/Overview/paris.htm
Great Gothic Cathedrals of France: A Visitor's Guide Great Gothic Cathedrals of France: A Visitor's Guide: Stan Parry gives an outline of his book, with brief description of each section of the introduction and each of the cathedrals. (France) http://pws.prserv.net/usinet.sgparry/
Amiens Cathedral Amiens Cathedral: A virtual tour presented by Columbia University. An exceptionally deep site, offering computer graphics, photography and architectural drawings, Shockwave and Flash animation. (France) http://www.learn.columbia.edu/Mcahweb/index-frame.html
Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg Cathedral: An illustrated history from Strasbourg Online on the Gothic Cathedrale of Notre Dame. (France) http://www.strasbourg.com/cathedral/
Chartres Cathedral Chartres Cathedral: San Jose State University presents this masterpiece of Gothic. History and virtual tour of stained glass windows, sculpture and architecture with plan and model. (France) http://gallery.sjsu.edu/chartres/